Still Image

Bookplate for John Roger Davis

Date Unknown / Creator Unknown

1_61_JRDavis.jpg

A pictorial-style bookplate in black ink on ivory paper, featuring a sketch of the corner of a room. The room includes a desk with papers and a framed portrait, a chair and ottoman, a lamp, a tennis racket, and two framed pictures on the wall. The pictures on the wall depict a steamboat and a person playing tennis. Beneath is the name John Roger Davis.

~ “Bookplate for John Roger Davis,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed December 23, 2024, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/1811.

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Dublin Core

Title

Bookplate for John Roger Davis

Subject

Bookplates

Description

A pictorial-style bookplate in black ink on ivory paper, featuring a sketch of the corner of a room. The room includes a desk with papers and a framed portrait, a chair and ottoman, a lamp, a tennis racket, and two framed pictures on the wall. The pictures on the wall depict a steamboat and a person playing tennis. Beneath is the name John Roger Davis.

Source

The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection

Publisher

Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections

Contributor

Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)

Format

Jpg derived from Tif

Language

eng

Type

StillImage

Identifier

PPL-MS 1925.1
Album 1; 1 61 JR Davis

Coverage

PPL-MS: 1925.1.061

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Paper

Physical Dimensions

4”H x 3 and ½”W